I have been Head of RE, Pastoral Lead and Head of PSHE & Citizenship in my 19 year teaching career. I am currently Head of PSHE & Citizenship at a large secondary school 11-18. My shop includes: PSHE and Citizenship sessions, Assemblies, Tutor Time activities SMSC, Fundamental British Values and Religious Education. They are fully resourced RE or Citizenship lessons, worksheets or 15 minute assemblies/tutor time PSHE sessions suitable for 11-18 and some can also be used for younger audiences.
I have been Head of RE, Pastoral Lead and Head of PSHE & Citizenship in my 19 year teaching career. I am currently Head of PSHE & Citizenship at a large secondary school 11-18. My shop includes: PSHE and Citizenship sessions, Assemblies, Tutor Time activities SMSC, Fundamental British Values and Religious Education. They are fully resourced RE or Citizenship lessons, worksheets or 15 minute assemblies/tutor time PSHE sessions suitable for 11-18 and some can also be used for younger audiences.
This is a 10-15 minute narrated assembly or Citizenship tutor time session on the no-confidence vote regarding Boris Johnson on 8th June 2022. This was to inform the students about what was going on in government, teach them about democracy and give room for debate. This could easily be lengthened to an hour’s lesson by holding a more formal debate.
It is suitable for KS3-KS5 (Ages 11-18, Years 7-13, Grades 6-12) and can be used as an assembly or part of the Citizenship, PSHE, FBV, SMSC or tutor time programmes.
This session contains:
What happened on 7th July
What has been happening the last few days to lead up to this decision
What resignation means
Positive aspects of his government
5 clearly explained reasons as to why Boris is in this position
Definition of a chief whip#
Information about what happens next and a leadership contest
Discussion about next Prime Minister
Boris’ speech downloaded as a video clip showing his resignation which will never disappear
A debate slide about whether Boris Johnson should leave his role as Prime Minister immediately or wait until the Autumn
A slide about other news that is going on including links to other news sites
Extra links for students to look at in their own time (great for online provision)
Link to a weekly quiz online
Quotes, dual coding, discussion tasks and logos throughout
This session is narrated but this can easily be changed by deleting the icon on each slide if you would prefer it not narrated.
Please look at the hundreds of other assemblies, PSHE, Citizenship, FBV, SMSC and RE resources in my shop.
This bundle includes 10-15 minute assemblies, tutor time sessions or PSHE sessions about Relationships. They link with the new RSE and Health Curriculum and deliver many sensitive topics. They have small video clips, discussion activities, key definitions and information and quizzes and thinking tasks.
If you want any topics in a different bundle please email me and I will make a bespoke bundle for you.
This is a 15-20 minute assembly or tutor time PSHE session on keeping safe both walking to and from school, in the local community and online. It can be shortened or lengthened to be used for a whole lesson. It follows the Relationships, Sex & Health Curriculum introduced in 2020 and explains how students can keep safe. It was delivered to KS3, KS4 and KS5 with excellent feedback. The PowerPoint contains videos, discussion tasks but no written tasks. It includes:
Why we should keep safe
Times we need to stay safe
7 ways to keep safe
How to stay safe on the journey to and from school
Crime statistics (Using Birmingham figures but can easily be changed to another city using the link in the notes)
Knife Crime
Staying safe online
Discussion of quote for plenary
Two downladed clipped videos that will never disappear.
This session is suitable for Ages 11-18 (KS3, KS4, KS5, Years 7-13, Grades 6-12) and can be easily adapted.
This is a 15-20 minute assembly about the Platinum Jubilee and includes information about the official programme for the Bank Holiday Jubilee Weekend in June 2022.
It is suitable for KS3-KS5 (Ages 11-18, Years 7-13, Grades 6-12) and includes many discussion activities that could easily be lengthened as written activities if you wanted it to last for a 60-90 minute lesson instead. It was used as a Citizenship whole school tutor time session in May.
It includes:
What the Platinum Jubilee is and why we are celebrating it now
What is happening on the Bank Holiday weekend
A focus on what the Queen does and the Red Box
A downloaded and clipped video which will never disappear with a quick biography of the Queen’s reign
Class debate about whether the UK should have a monarchy
How this links to the British Value of the Rule of Law
A Platinum Jubilee school competition
A reflection point about being respectful and safe during the nation’s celebrations
A downloaded and clipped video which will never disappear showing pictures of the Queen’s reign
Images that express the theme
Links so students can watch or read about the issue further (excellent for online platforms)
Quotes, pictures, dual coding, reference to other news stories of the week
Ends with an online news quiz
This is a narrated PowerPoint but it can easily be changed by deleting the icon on each slide if you would prefer it not narrated. This session fits into the Citizenship and PSHE curriculum but also covers SMSC, History and Fundamental British Values. Students reacted very well to this resource and many interesting discussions came from it.
Please look at my other resources in my shop for hundreds of assemblies, tutor time sessions, PSHE & Citizenship presentations and RE and PSHE lessons.
This is a document that has been invaluable in preparing Year 13 A Level RS Students for the Philosophy and Ethics topics in the Advanced Information for this year’s exams in June 2022.
This is a PPoint presentation that has lots of practice questions on from each of the 8 topics for the Philosophy and Ethics papers.
I have used this as a carousel activity by cutting them up and sticking them on A3 paper and getting students to write one argument and then the next to write a point of evaluation about the other student’s point. I have also used this to test students and to provide them with a good aid for revision.
This is a worksheet which includes a learning checklist, a list of scholars, synoptic links and a diagram to map out the topic.
This is to be used for any student studying OCR A Level Religious Studies H573 and fits into the topic on the Ethics paper - ‘Meta Ethics’.
This is a great revision resource to give to your students to make sure they are revising the correct content for this topic. My students loved it and are finding it really useful in the preparation to the exams.
This is a worksheet which includes a learning checklist, a list of scholars, and a diagram to map out the topic.
This is to be used for any student studying OCR A Level Religious Studies H573 and fits into the topic on the Ethics paper - ‘Sexual Ethics’.
This is a great revision resource to give to your students to make sure they are revising the correct content for this topic. My students loved it and are finding it really useful in the preparation to the exams.
This is a worksheet which includes a learning checklist, a list of scholars, and a diagram to map out the topic.
This is to be used for any student studying OCR A Level Religious Studies H573 and fits into the topic on the Ethics paper - ‘Conscience’.
This is a great revision resource to give to your students to make sure they are revising the correct content for this topic. My students loved it and are finding it really useful in the preparation to the exams.
This is a worksheet which includes a learning checklist, a list of scholars & case studies and a diagram to map out the topic.
This is to be used for any student studying OCR A Level Religious Studies H573 and fits into the topic on the Ethics paper - ‘Euthanasia’.
This is a great revision resource to give to your students to make sure they are revising the correct content for this topic. My students loved it and are finding it really useful in the preparation to the exams.
These are sheets my students have found invaluable in their revision. They include a checklist, range of scholars, synoptic links and a map of the unit.
These were specifically designed for OCR Religious Studies H573 A Level for their exams in 2022 so they only feature the 4 Ethics units for this year’s exams from the advanced information.
This is a 15 minute assembly about bipolar disorder which is suitable for tutor time, PSHE or a short whole school session to explore bipolar disorder. It explains what bipolar is, what the symptoms are and how to get support if needed. There are some video clips (downloaded so they will never disappear) and discussion activities but no written tasks. It is suitable for ages 11-18 (KS3, KS4 & KS5, Years 7-13, Grades 6-12) to give an overview of this mental heath illness for students.
It was originally used as a KS3 PSHE session in tutor time and students enjoyed learning about this important issue. It ends with a quick true or false quiz and has a slide of charities/helplines to support them if they need it.
Students reacted very well to this session. Please have a look at the hundreds of other PSHE, Citizenship, FBV, SMSC, RE and Assemblies in my shop.
These are all assemblies and tutor time PSHE sessions related to mental health.
Please look at the descriptions to find more about what each one contains.
If you would prefer a bespoke bundle please email me at sarahsshoptes@gmail.com
This is a 15 minute assembly, PSHE, tutor time session which covers what terrorism is, what the opinions of young people are about terrorism and focuses on what to do in a terrorist attack. It mentions the Prevent Strategy and has discussion questions and no written tasks. This was originally taught to Year 10 (14-15 year olds) and students reacted well to this presentation. It gives them advice, further information and support and helplines if they need further guidance. This is suitable for KS3, KS4 and KS5 students (Ages 11-18, Years 7-13, Grade 6-12) but it should be noted that this content should be discussed sensitively with students. There are two downloaded video clips which will never disappear.
This could be shortened or lengthened according to the session and it can be used for tutor time, assembly, PSHE, Citizenship or British Values lesson or an informative look at what students should do in a terrorist attack as a whole school message.
Students reacted very well to this session and lots of interesting discussions came from it.
Please look at my shop for hundreds of other assemblies, whole school sessions, PSHE, Citizenship and RE lessons.
This bundle contains three 10-15 minute PSHE, Tutor Time, Citizenship or Assemblies. If you are unsure which one to buy to introduce and explain the complex issues surrounding Extremism, Prevent, Radicalisation & Terrorism buy this bundle and choose or combine them all. They are all suitable for KS3, KS4 and KS5 (Years 7-13, Ages 11-18). Please read the resources description for more detail on each of the sessions in this bundle.
These have all been used successfully in delivering these important topics over tutor time PSHE and Citizenship sessions.
For more detailed information about each PowerPoint please read the description of the resource.
If you would prefer different resources in a bundle please email me at sarahsshoptes.com
This is a 15 minute assembly on Sexism and Gender Inequality. It was originally a tutor time PSHE session for Year 10 but is suitable for KS3, KS4 and KS5 (Ages 11-18, Years 7-13. It covers what sexism is and whether it is still an issue in the UK. It includes three short downloaded video clips that will never disappear! It covers sexism in the workplace, what feminism is and some statistics about sexism in the UK. It has discussion activities and no written tasks. It could easily be lengthened to a whole lesson with longer debates and written activities. This fits into the new RSHE curriculum, the PSHE curriculum and works towards addressing sexual harassment and inequality in society.
This is a weekly plan for PSHE in tutor time on a Thursday next year. It cover PSHE and Citizenship topics and also cover areas of Finance Education, Careers, Character Education, SMSC and FBV. Some of these sessions are available as PowerPoints from my shop. This is a planning document which you may find useful to adapt rather than starting from scratch. This is in addition to PSHE days and other ways of covering all the strands across the new RSE & Health Curriculum. This is a plan for Years 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13.
This is a 10-15 minute assembly about the rise in household bills in the UK from 1st April 2022. This also covers the energy crisis, cost of living and the new laws that are now in place from this date.
It is suitable for KS3-KS5 (Ages 11-18, Years 7-13, Grades 6-12) and includes many discussion activities that could easily be lengthened as written activities if you wanted it to last for a 60-90 minute lesson instead. It was used as a Citizenship whole school tutor time session for the week before the price hike.
It includes:
What is happening with the price rises?
Why are the wholesale energy prices rising?
-What sort of things are being increased? Prices such as council tax, cars, energy etc with figures.
A downloaded and clipped video which will never disappear about the new laws that are taking effect in the UK from 1st April 2022.
Class debate around personal responsibility for changing actions to help
How this links to the British Value or Rule of Law
How this connects to the UN Rights of a Child
Discussion and reflection point
Links so students can watch or read about the issue further (excellent for online platforms)
Quotes, pictures, dual coding, reference to other news stories of the week
Ends with an online news quiz
Extension video if you are going to use this resource for a lesson - downloaded and clipped so it will never disappear.
This is a narrated powerpoint but it can easily be changed by deleting the icon on each slide if you would prefer it not narrated. This session fits into the Citizenship and PSHE curriculum but also covers SMSC, History, RSE and Health Curriculum and Fundamental British Values. Students reacted very well to this resource and many interesting discussions came from it.
This is a 15-20 minute assembly about food waste and specifically Stop Food Waste Day on 27th April 2022.
It is suitable for KS3-KS5 (Ages 11-18, Years 7-13, Grades 6-12) and includes many discussion activities that could easily be lengthened as written activities if you wanted it to last for a 60-90 minute lesson instead. It was used as a Citizenship whole school tutor time session for the week of Stop Food Waste Day 2022.
It includes:
What is Stop Food Waste Day?
A downloaded and clipped video which will never disappear about how we can solve the world’s food problem.
-Why it is so important to stop food waste including figures and facts.
Images that explain practical ways to stop food waste
A downloaded and clipped video which will never disappear about the UN World Food Program’s campaign to stop food waste.
Class debate around personal responsibility for food waste
How this links to the British Value of Individual Liberty
How this connects to the UN Rights of a Child
Discussion and reflection point
Links so students can watch or read about the issue further (excellent for online platforms)
Quotes, pictures, dual coding, reference to other news stories of the week
Ends with an online news quiz
This is a narrated powerpoint but it can easily be changed by deleting the icon on each slide if you would prefer it not narrated. This session fits into the Citizenship and PSHE curriculum but also covers SMSC, Geography, Health Curriculum and Fundamental British Values. Students reacted very well to this resource and many interesting discussions came from it.
This is a 10-15 minute assembly on online abuse. It is suitable for KS3-KS5 (Ages 11-18, Years 7-13, Grades 6-12) and is great for an assembly or a tutor time PSHE or Personal Development session.
It covers:
Link to FIFAs online abuse campaign
Definition of online abuse
Actions that are considered abuse
A short downloaded video clip about the 9 protected characteristics which will never disappear
Reasons why online abuse is unacceptable
What students should do if they experience online abuse (change the logo to your local police force)
A short downloaded video clip with a case study about how online abuse made a young person feel
Points to remember
Finishing slide
It is a fully narrated assembly but this can easily be changed by deleting the icon on each slide.
This presentation was as a result of online abuse happening within the school community and it was a very effective presentation for the whole school.
It was delivered during Ramadan so online sexual abuse is not covered.
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This is a 15 minute presentation which was originally a KS3 and KS4 PSHE session for tutor time. It could be used as an assembly or a standalone quick look at how to care for the elderly in the community. It contains two youtube clips downloaded so they will never disappear, some information and a class discussion question that pupils can think about for a plenary. It also includes a small section on child carers and the intergenerational care home idea from the news. It focuses on why we should help the elderly and can contribute to the new RSE and Health Curriculum as well as the existing PSHE and Citizenship, SMSC, Fundamental British Values and Values education.